South Korea targets ‘world’s highest performance’ sovereign AI model in record new budget – CNBC

  1. South Korea targets 'world's highest performance' sovereign AI model in record new budget  CNBC
  2. South Korea's Lee vows to make bold AI investment in record budget push  Reuters
  3. South Korea to pour billions into AI  DW.com
  4. Editorial: Opposition Taunts During President's Policy Speech Disrespect Public  조선일보
  5. The Democratic Party of Korea announced at the plenary session of the National Assembly on the 5th t..  매일경제
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Most Israelis think settlements policy should change to avoid more sanctions, poll finds

Survey finds UK government’s decision to impose trade ban was not a decisive factor in how Israelis voted in election

The UK government’s decision to impose a ban on trade in goods from illegal settlements was not decisive in how Israelis voted in their general election, but a majority think the Israeli government’s settlements policy should change if it is going to lead to further sanctions, a new poll of Israelis shows.

There had been fierce criticism of the UK foreign secretary Ed Miliband’s decision in September to impose a trade ban and wider sanctions on illegal settlements, with some claiming it would drive Israeli voters into the arms of Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Deeper China-Oman ties strategic for both sides, Xi says – Yahoo News UK

  1. Deeper China-Oman ties strategic for both sides, Xi says  Yahoo News UK
  2. China's Xi says Middle East should not become battleground for great power rivalry  Reuters
  3. Xi Hosts Oman’s Sultan for Rare Visit to China With Hormuz Shipping in Focus  Bloomberg.com
  4. Xi Jinping warns against great-power conflict in the Gulf as China, Oman eye trade pact  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Chinese president, Sultan of Oman attend signing ceremony of cooperation documents  Global Times
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Bennett, Golan pledge to back Eisenkot for PM, as bloc mulls which coalition to seek – The Times of Israel

  1. Bennett, Golan pledge to back Eisenkot for PM, as bloc mulls which coalition to seek  The Times of Israel
  2. Israel Election 2026 live updates: Eisenkot, Netanyahu race to 61 Knesset seats  The Jerusalem Post
  3. To Israel’s future prime minister-designate: Remember what binds us  The Times of Israel
  4. Lieberman: “A minority government will not happen”; will recommend Eisenkot to form gov. rules out Netanyahu  i24NEWS
  5. Liberman backs Eisenkot for prime minister, blames him for election result  www.israelhayom.com
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‘I want to slap you around a bit, too’: Victorian magistrate reprimanded over language in court

Judicial commission finds against Vicky Prapas over a series of comments, including one made when school children were present

A magistrate who told a court user “I want to slap you around a bit too” has come under fire for her offensive and inappropriate language.

The remark was one of several made by Victorian magistrate Vicky Prapas that the state’s judicial watchdog has found to be inappropriate.

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Civilians in Ukraine’s Kherson prepare for the return of war as localized ceasefire ends – AP News

  1. Civilians in Ukraine’s Kherson prepare for the return of war as localized ceasefire ends  AP News
  2. Ukraine says rare ceasefire was cover for Russian regrouping  Reuters
  3. A brief ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine opens a perilous escape window from Kherson's riverside kill zone  PBS
  4. ‘We Are Coming From Hell’: A Ukrainian City’s Evacuees Tell Survival Stories  The New York Times
  5. Reunited after 1,711 days: Oleshky evacuees return to Ukraine under Melania Trump-brokered ceasefire  CNN
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Initial results indicate victory for Iotova in Bulgarian presidential vote – Al Jazeera

  1. Initial results indicate victory for Iotova in Bulgarian presidential vote  Al Jazeera
  2. Iliana Yotova wins runoff to become Bulgaria’s first elected female president  NBC News
  3. Bulgaria elects Iliana Iotova, ally of PM Radev, as its first female president  Reuters
  4. Bulgaria's Russia-friendly Yotova wins presidential runoff  DW.com
  5. Incumbent Yotova Wins Bulgarian President Vote, Exit Poll Shows  Bloomberg.com
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